Does fretboard thickness matter?

Fingerboard thickness is a significant contributor to the overall geometry – if bridge/saddle height and neck angle stay the same, then a thicker fingerboard will result in lower action and easier playability.

>> Click to read more <<

Moreover, does neck thickness include fretboard?

Member. Hey there, The measurement is from the middle of the back of the neck to the middle of the fingerboard (the wood part, not the fret). If you included the frets the neck depth could potentially change with a re-fret.

Just so, how thick is a guitar fingerboard? XylemBassGuitar Supporting Member Commercial User. I’ve made several instruments with different thickness fretboards ranging from 3\8″ (9.5mm) to 3-16″ (~ 4.75mm). The latter had a compound radius starting at 10″ at the nut. The thicker boards obviously made the neck stiffer and thicker to play.

Secondly, how thick is a rosewood fretboard?

The rosewood fingerboard thickness was then progressively reduced to 3mm. Maple was then definitively reintroduced in 1970 as a separate piece of wood.

How thick is a Strat fretboard?

For a Fender-style neck, the neck-shaft is typically 3/4″ (~19mm) thick. The fretboard is usually radiused so it’s thinner on the outside edges, but at its thickest point it’s 1/4″ (~6.4mm) thick.

How thick is a Telecaster body in MM?

Body thickness: 44.45mm.

How thick is the average guitar neck?

Electric guitars usually have a neck width of slightly under 1.7 inches, the acoustic guitar standard is 1.72 inches while the standard classical guitar is 2 inches. A smaller neck makes it easier to play fast and make chord changes but makes it harder to avoid unintentionally muting strings.

How thick should a fingerboard be?

More common is to have a fretboard thickness of between 5 and 6.3 mm.

How thick should a guitar neck be?

The depth, or thickness of your guitar’s neck, is the distance from front to back. For example, classic Fenders from the 1950s (such as the Strat) tend to be 0.870 inches thick at the first fret and 0.980 inches at the 12th fret. In the 1960s, these measurements decreased slightly to 0.820 inches and 0.960 inches.

When did Gibson stop using Rosewood?

When did Gibson use Brazilian rosewood? Brazilian rosewood was a common wood for fingerboards and partly also for bodies and bridges of high quality instruments, produced especially in the U.S. until about 1965 (Fender,Gibson) sometimes until 1969 (Martin) .

Leave a Comment